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TRAVELLING
There are many ways of spending holidays. Some people like going
to the country, others prefer sitting at home and watching TV
all day long. But more and more people travel. There are many
reasons for travelling. Some people travel on business, others
travel to visit their families, but most people travel to see
the world and different countries.
There are also a lot of ways of travelling. People can travel by
car, by plane, by ship, by train, by coach or on foot.
Travelling by plane is the fastest way of travelling. This is
the best way to get to a foreign country fast. Modern planes are
comfortable and it is very nice to fly to the destination point.
The most comfortable way of travelling is by ship. Modern liners
have everything to make people feel nice and comfortable. There
are swimming-pools, bars, restaurants and even shops on board a
modern liner. People enjoy spending time on the deck looking at
the ocean and talking. Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful in the
open sea. There are some disadvantages of travelling by ship.
The main disadvantage is that travelling by ship is the most
expensive way of travelling. Tickets cost a lot and some people
cannot afford them. Some people can be sea-sick and this is
another disadvantage.
Travelling by train is rather popular now, too. People go from
one city to another by train if the distance between them is too
big, or if they do not have a car. Modern trains are also rather
comfortable and travelling by train is convenient and cheap.
Travelling by coach to Europe is rather cheap. There are special
international tours by coach when you travel through several
countries. Instead of one foreign country, you can see a few of
them. However, it also has disadvantages. Some people feel sick
in coaches and their trip can be spoilt. It is also not very
comfortable to sleep on a seat. Sometimes tourists do not have
enough time to see the sights of this or that city.
My favourite way of travelling is travelling by car. I think
this is one of the most comfortable means of travelling. You can
enjoy the view looking through the window and this way of
travelling is rather fast. You can travel to different cities
and towns of your native country and even abroad. In summer I
like travelling on foot. This way of travelling is called
hiking. I take a tent, backpacks, food and start walking. This
kind of travelling is slow, but you spend a lot of time outside
and you do not have to think about tickets. During such hikes,
one can see a lot of interesting places and meet new people. It
is so nice to sleep in a tent in the open air, too.
If you decide to travel by any means of transport you'll have to
prepare for the trip. If you travel by plane, train or ship, you
have to book tickets beforehand. You can do this over the phone
or in a travel agency. If you travel by plane, you have to be at
the airport two hours before an international flight and one
hour before a domestic flight. The officers will check your
luggage and you will have to get though the passport control.
When you go by train, it is easier, because you have to go
through ticket control only.
Travelling is always nice. It gives you an opportunity to see
foreigners and interesting places. I love travelling!
Vocabulary:
advantage [3d'va:ntid3] достоинство
backpack [Ъагкрагк] рюкзак
coach [kautj] туристический автобус
convenient [kan'viinjant] удобный
deck [dek] палуба
destination point [ldesti'neiJ(3)nlpomt] место назначения
disadvantage [,dis3d'va:ntid3] недостаток
domestic flight [d3u'mestiklflait] внутренний рейс
feel sick ['frl'sik] тошнить
hiking ['haikirj] туризм (поход)
international [jnta'nceJbnTflait] международный
flight рейс
liner [lama] лайнер
luggage ['kgid3] багаж
means [mi:nz] средство
native ['neitrv] родной
on foot [fu:t] пешком
open sea ['aupn'si:] открытое море
passport control ['paispoitkan'traul] паспортный контроль
reason [ri:zn] причина
sea-sick ['si:sik] иметь морскую болезнь
seat [si:t] зд. кресло автобуса
spoil [spoil] портить
sunrise ['sAnraiz] восход
sunset ['sAnsat] закат
tent [tent] палатка
ticket control ['tikitkan'traul] билетный контроль
travel agency ['toevl'eids^nsi] туристическое
агенство
travel on business ['toevbn'biznis] отправляться в ко¬мандировку
trip [trip] поездка
Questions:
1. What are the ways of spending holidays?
2. What ways of travelling do you know? How can you characterize
each of them?
3. What is the cheapest way of travelling / the most expensive
one?
4. What is your favourite way of travelling?
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